What Remains

What Remains is a body of work created in 2021 to remind us of the inevitability of death through the construction of funerals for dead animals. In a global pandemic we feel so much disconnection, loneliness and isolation. In a time of such loneliness I wanted to give a thought to animals who were carelessly killed by human action. I saw these same feelings of isolation in these animals, alone and left to die, and wanted to give them a ceremony of life – to bring attention to how important life really is. I have always felt that confronting images were a way to help understand death. The confronting nature of this series is paralleled with the vibrant flowers, in order to highlight that death can also be beautiful. The photographs aim to respect the dead and celebrate their life. Our own fragile existence can be viewed within these photographs. With the pandemic helping to remind us of our own mortality, this series aims to highlight our own experiences with death every day. Photography has always shown the good and the bad, the confronting and comforting. What Remains does all those things bundled together in a celebration of life.

Untitled, 2021  

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